The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-19
THE GERMAN GROWN PRINCE.
The Disease from Which He Is Suffering
Diagnosed by Medical Authority.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1s.-The Medical News
prints the following 1--WE are in receipt of the
following special caplegram from London. Civ
ing concise clinical report Of the case of the
Crown Prince of Germany. 1t comes from
source which justifies absolute confidence in the
accuracy of the statement:
THE Crown Prince began to suffer from
catarrh and hoarsepess last January and was
treated at that time by his physician n-ordnary,
Dr.. Wegner, dlrector-general OF hospitals. A
morbid growth on the left vocal cord was dis
covered by Professor Gerhardt in the beginning
with but slight improvement resulting. On the
occasion of tbs Emperor's birthday at the
end of March the Crown Prince was
obliged to his voice much. In the middle of
April he was ordered to Ems, where he took the
waters for a month, and then returned to Berlin
no better. The growth at this time was found
TO have increased in size. Professor Won Berg
man was called in consultation and subsequent
~ Professor Tobold. of Berlin, and DR.. Won
Lauer the Emperors physician-in ordinary and
chief of the army medical department They
all agreed that the growth was cancer, but be-
fore doing external operation they advised
that Dr.. Morell Mackenzie, Of London, be sum
moned. Accordingly the Crown Prince sele-
eraphed to Queen Victoria requesting that DIR.
Mackenzie be Immediately dispatched to Berlin,
and he arrived there on the afternoon of May
IS. He found that all necessary arrangements
had been made to do an external operation.
"At 7:30 o'clock of the next morning DR.. Mac
kenzie upon examination, found a small sessile
mended that portion of the tumor be removed
Dy intralaryDgeal operation for microscopic ex-
animation. Professor Gerhardt and Professor
Tobold thought that this impossible, but
agreed that Dr. Mackinze should attempt the
operation the next morning With the aid OF
forceps DR.. Mackenzie succeeded in removing a
portion of the growth. which, after microscopic
examination, Professor Virchow reported con-
sisted of infammatory products. DR.. Mackenzie
then left Berlin, but returned on june and
performed q second intralaryDgeal operation.
Professor Virchow, after examining large num-
Der of sections of the tissue removed, reported
that the growth was q pachydermia verrucosa
Ia term usually applied to certain variety
of elephantiasis of the cutaneous integ-
umeut, simultaneous, and deeper connective
tissue; and, in this instance, to the condition of
the mucous membrane;) that there were en-
larged papillB and epthelIal cells; bnt morbid
elements in the areolar tissue. The Crown
Prince arrived in England on Monday and will
stay at Norwood. under the entire charge of Dr.
Mackenzie. until the middle Of July. when he
will 60 to Norreys Castle the seat of the Duke
Of Bedford, in the Isle of Wight"
Dr. Morel Mackenzie of London, has sent q
cablegram to DR.. George F. Shrady, editor of
the Medical Record, in which it is stated that
''tne tumor in the throat of the Crown Prince.
of Germany, is of Dense warty character
statement, based upon the authority of Prof.
Virchow, is that mo morbid products are dis
coverable by the microscope in the submueous
tissues" DR.. Shrady says: 1.-THE prognosis.
therefore, based upon the above examination, is
to be regarded as most favorable. growth
ments of malignancy, and depending. as it may,
upon various constitutional well local
causes, is, as rule, perfectly amenable to sue
cessful treatment"